Locket.



' F. W. ORDING.

LOGKET.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 14, 1911.

Patented June 3, 1913..

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UTTE El STTS P FREDERICK W. ORDING, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD T0 H. C. PERLEY AND ONE-THIRD TO C. N. PERLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCKET.

To all whom 2'1. may concern:

Be it known that I, FnEDERIoK W. ORDING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, Hudson county, in the State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Locket, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lockets in which an ornamental outer case covers and retains an inner, sliding holder adapted to contain certificate of fraternal orders, pictures, identifications, etc., and the objects of my improvement are the production of a locket which will have the appearance of a solid watch charm and yet be easily opened and closed. I attain these objects by the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawing in which- Figure l. is a face view of my locket. Fig. 2. is a sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1. on the line 22. Fig. 3. a sectional view of the open locket slightly modified. Fig. 4:. a sectional view of the struc ture of Fig. 1. on the line L4, and Fig. 5. is a perspective view of the slide mechanism.

The outer case has a front 1, top 2, provided with a ring 3, adapted to engage a watch chain, back 4 and sides 5 and 6. In the preferred form the back does not extend the full length of the locket as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The inner faces of the sides 5 and 6 are provided with grooves 7 and 8 which terminate just short of the bottom of the case, forming stops.

The inner sliding holder has a plate 9 and a top 10 provided with ears 11 and 12 engaging the grooves 7 and 8 in the outer case. The bottom 13 is attached to the plate by a turned up part 14- which fills the space left by the short back 4: on the outer case so that the back of the closed locket will be flush. A small friction piece 15 is secured on the part 14 and engages the back 4 as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 to hold the parts to gether when the locket is closed. If desired Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 14, 1911.

Patented June 3, 1913.

Serial No. 660,169.

small tongues 16 may be stuck up from the part 9 to receive and retain certificates of membership, etc. Any desired emblem may be secured to the front as is shown in Fig. 1.

To open the locket the catch 15 is pushed downward allowing the inner case to slide out, the ears 11 and 12 sliding down the grooves 7 and 8 until they strike the stops shown in Fig. 5. The inner case is then free to swing with respect to the outer case. In closing the inner holder is pushed into the outer case until the friction catch on the inner holder engages the outer case.

I claim:

1. A locket comprising an outer case having a front, top, sides and back, grooves on the inner faces of the sides, and an inner holder comprising a plate, lugs on the plate engaging the grooves in the sides of the case, a bottom on the inner case, and means for holding the parts together when closed.

2. A locket comprising an outer case having a front, top, sides and a back, grooves in the inner faces of the sides, and an inner holder comprising a plate, a tongue thereon, lugs on the plate engaging the grooves in the sides of the case, a bottom on the inner case, and means for holding the parts together when closed.

3. A locket comprising an outer case having a front, top, sides and back extending part of the length of the back, grooves in the inner faces of the sides, and an inner holder comprising a plate, lugs on the plate engaging the grooves in the sides of the case, a bottom on the inner case and a thickened portion on the plate filling the space in the back of the outer case, and means for holding the parts together when closed.

In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK W. ORDING.

WVitness:

R0131. B. KILLGORE, HENRY C. PERLEY.

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